FLINT, MI – Claressa Shields may be her own harshest critic when it comes to her opening Olympic victory Monday.

"I'm glad that I won and the only thing that I was thinking
was that I don't care how I win but that I just want to win," Shields told the Flint Journal via Skype from London on Tuesday. "But
that definitely was not one of my best performances."

Added Shields, "Out of 1-10, I would give
myself a 5 or a 6 because I'm way more technically skilled than that and I will
be able to show that against this girl that I'm about to fight tomorrow."

Shields 18-14 victory on Monday over Sweden's
Anna Laurell guaranteed that she will return to Flint with at least a bronze medal but
the teenager wants gold.

Although Monday's fight didn't turn out the way that Shields
initially envisioned, she still earned the final decision.

While trying to find her range against the taller fighter, Shields was
displeased with her selection of punches versus Laurell and said her shots were wide
and a bit off target.

"I was so happy to get that win because I watched seven of
the USA men lose who didn't really lose and I was just ready to get in there
and represent the USA," Shields said. "I'm just
ready to fight and keep moving closer to my gold medal and now I'm so close."

A public viewing of her fight will be
showed live at Blackstone's Pub & Grill in downtown Flint for free starting
at 9 a.m.

Volnova advanced to the semifinals matchup with Shields
after beating Great Britain's Savannah Marshall, 16-12. Marshall is the only boxer
to beat Shields in the amateurs and she wanted redemption but feels Volnova
will be a much easier challenge.

"I've got a game plan for her," Shields said of Volnova. "She's
5-7 and I'm not saying a shorter fighter can't beat a taller fighter but you have
to be really good and to me she's not really good."

The
pride of F.W.C Berston boxing club's already has a plan of attack devised for tomorrow.

"(My trainer) Jason (Crutchfield) already gave me a game
plan for her and the Olympic coaches already gave me a game plan for her so I'm
just going to mix that all in together and try to make it to my advantage because
I'm the one in there that has to fight," Shields said. "I refuse to lose."